Did you have to stay outside as a kid?

by Yosyp Posted 2012/05/29 15:58:52

Related Topics: School, House, Childhood, Eat, Kid, Days, Bathroom

46 votes
Read all 62 opinions
View Results and Demographics + View Demographics

Loading Demographics... Click an icon to see demographic results Display unknown and private
	We had to play outside	18 votes	39%
	We were allowed to play in the house	14 votes	30%
	Undecided	1 vote	2%
	None of the above	13 votes	28%

We were allowed in the house to eat and use the bathroom but on non school days and after school , we had to play outside . What about your childhood?

+11

Add a comment above

POLICE IN HOT PURSUIT 2012/05/29 16:15:29

We had to play outside

+4
I was forced to stay outdoors until dusk. Looking back now it rather bothers me. Estranged from my parents, it shouldnt be of surprise that they were not interested in doing family things together, and including me. I grew up being told "children should be seen and not heard" I was constantly dumped off at my Grandparents hoouse as my folks went out partying. My childhood sucked, but I make up for it now.
>> See Replies

More polls by Yosyp

dragonfliez 2012/05/30 15:14:12

None of the above

+1
both, but often encouraged or told to go outside. once outside, it was hard to get us to come in at night :) I'm glad we were sent out. nature and fresh air are good for your mind and body, and essential as a growing kid.

reply
BackWoodsMike 2012/05/30 14:52:51

None of the above

+3
When I was a youngster, we didn't "have" to play outside, we wanted to play outside, and our parents had to just about physically drag us in the house.

reply
SA 2012/05/30 14:36:09

We were allowed to play in the house

+2
I had a playroom, but preferred playing outside.

reply
dragonf... to SA 2012/05/30 15:15:00

+1
me too. nature and climbing trees is far more interesting & fun! :)

reply
Jessie M 2012/05/30 13:30:22

We had to play outside

+1
My parents did not believe in computer games

reply
Flamingolady 2012/05/30 13:15:26

We had to play outside

+3
We played outside most of the time, and we wanted to.

reply
Yosyp to Flaming... 2012/05/30 13:19:40

we wanted to as well but I have to fight with my nieces and nephews to go outside

reply
BackWoo... to Flaming... 2012/05/30 15:08:32

Although you are more than likely 25 years or so younger that I am (at least according to your picture), things were the same when I was a youngster.

We found more to do, and had more friends than anything. Between stick ball, foot ball, tag ball, cowboy and Indians, bad guys and good guys, bike riding, roller skating and just about anything we as youngsters could up with outdoors, our parents had to drag us in the house kicking and screaming.

reply
Flaming... to BackWoo... 2012/06/04 03:40:30

+3
LOL!!! I am only 2 1/2 years younger, but we rode bikes, we had skates, the kind that hooked onto your shoes, jump ropes, chalk, rope that we played "Tarzan and Jane" on, we played baseball in people's back yards, we had "rotten fig wars" with the boys on our streets, we rode buses to downtown Atlanta, YES, 13 year old girls on Saturdays and went to Rich's for lunch and then walked to my father's store and rode home with him, never bothered by anyone. When my son was 13, a group of 9 moms took our football team to downtown Atlanta for the Brave's parade, (they had won the World Series that year) and 3 of our big football boys were mugged! Times have certainly changed, and in this change, I fail to see a lot of hope.

reply
BackWoo... to Flaming... 2012/06/04 11:15:27

They certainly have changed. Unfortunately, as a Sheriff's Deputy I see the change all too clear.

At County events, my Department supplies the patrols. The number of fights and extreme rowdy behavior at these events perpetrated by youngsters 16 years and younger is staggering.

When I was in school, the only time we had a Police Officer come to the school was to give a talk on bicycle safety, or something related to outdoor activities. Now we have School Resource Officers who are permanently assigned to the Schools in our County to to keep a watch on suspicious or gang related behavior. This even includes middle schools.

Like you, I don't believe things will get better, and I fear for my grandchildren as they grow up.

Well, even with all this gloom and doom, I hope you (or as we say here, Y'All) have a pleasant and safe day.

reply
Flaming... to BackWoo... 2012/06/04 16:50:22

+2
Y'all, too.

reply
BackWoo... to Flaming... 2012/06/04 17:46:35

It wasn't until I moved South that I learned that “Y'All” is singular, and “All Y'All” is plural.

BTW: Do you know the difference between a “Yankee”, and a “Damned Yankee” is?

A Yankee is a Northerner who visits the South... A “Damned Yankee” (like me) stays.. ;')

reply
Flaming... to BackWoo... 2012/06/05 03:42:37

+2
I once had a neighbor who had a ham radio, and his signal was coming in on our TV. He was just really bashing us Southerners, and saying that we thought he was a dumb Yankee. I picked up the phone and said Bob, your ham radio is broadcasting on our TV, and by the way, no one thinks you are just a dumb Yankee, we think you are a damn Yankee. We were really good friends after that, he thought it was funny, which I meant it to be.

reply
BackWoo... to Flaming... 2012/06/05 10:33:14

Well, as a licensed HAM Radio operator (still licensed but inactive at the time), I can only say that the gentleman should have been a bit more discrete with his “bashing”. Our signals carry all over the world, and since we must use our FCC issued Call Signs, which are public containing our names and addresses, and are easily looked up, he might have opened himself up to some pretty serious problems (besides the TV interference problem that the FCC frowns on).

It's fortunate that he had a polite Southern Lady to set him straight ;')

Have a great (and safe) day,

Mike

PS: are you sure he wasn't a CB'r?

This is what a (my) HAM Radio License looks like..

reply
Flaming... to BackWoo... 2012/06/06 02:22:07

I have really no idea what it was, all I know is that he was coming in loud and clear over our tv. This was in 1972.

reply
La 2012/05/30 11:41:43

We were allowed to play in the house

+2
We did play outside a lot, but it wasn't compulsory. We played inside sometimes too.

reply
Chris- Demon of the PHAET 2012/05/30 11:38:08

We had to play outside

+2
LOL...I hadn't thought about this in years. My mother still laughs bout how she was almost obsessed with her children getting "fresh air". She would bundle us up at send us out to play in the winter. I would stand at the back boor and cry to come back in. After 15 minutes or so she figured I had gotten enough "fresh air" in my lungs and she would let me back in. :^D

reply
Yosyp to Chris- ... 2012/05/30 11:42:39

+1
My mother did that too

reply
Chris- ... to Yosyp 2012/05/30 11:46:21

lol...

reply
dragonf... to Yosyp 2012/05/30 15:15:46

mine too :)

reply
beach bum 2012/05/30 03:49:47

We had to play outside

+1
yes

reply
Rebecca 2012/05/30 03:18:08

We had to play outside

+3
and we loved it! We always hated it when the street lamp came on. It meant we had to go home.

reply
Yosyp to Rebecca 2012/05/30 10:14:12

+2
same here

reply
Jdogg 2012/05/29 22:42:12

We had to play outside

+3
I choose to stay outside as much as I could, If I stuck around in the house my mom would find something for me to do.

reply
EDWARD G 2012/05/29 22:17:02 (edited)

We had to play outside

+2
and specifically told to play in traffic. Few lived.

reply
Loser lollipop 2012/05/29 21:57:47

None of the above

+1
I did what I want, I'm not a dog forced outside.

reply
dragonf... to Loser l... 2012/05/30 15:17:16

In America... where we worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship.... we treat our children like dogs and our dogs like children! ridiculous.

reply
meme14 2012/05/29 21:57:23

We were allowed to play in the house

+1
We were allowed to play in the house sometimes - but if it was a nice day out my mom would make me feel like a dumb ass for wasting a beautiful day inside - and she was right.

reply
Yosyp to meme14 2012/05/30 10:15:32

+2
my mom did that too, "don't be a house plant" was her favourite thing to say

reply
The_Red-fox 2012/05/29 21:44:10

We were allowed to play in the house

+3
jumpin on the couch like a BOSS

reply
Mrkando 2012/05/29 21:12:08

We had to play outside

+1
With five children our parents had no other choice. And the difference between now and then is that we wanted to. Being in the house all the time would have drove us nuts.

reply
Yosyp to Mrkando 2012/05/30 10:16:31

+1
I had 4 brothers and felt the same way, I loved being outside

reply
wolf sloan 2012/05/29 20:54:41

We were allowed to play in the house

+2
but we preferred outside

reply
Yosyp to wolf sloan 2012/05/30 10:16:48

:)

reply
blindfaith 2012/05/29 20:19:03

We had to play outside

+2
Best place to play was outside, there was never enough room in the house for our gang, sometimes we could be 10 or more, and we would be out until the street lights went on.

reply
Yosyp to blindfaith 2012/05/30 10:17:16

+1
good times :)

reply
Wag 2012/05/29 19:48:24

We had to play outside

+1
On top of having to play outside, we could not get in any trouble.....

reply
Debs 2012/05/29 19:48:00

None of the above

+2
Depended on the mood of my mother..bless her :)

reply
Elizabeth 2012/05/29 19:33:31

None of the above

+1
Ima kid right now and all I like to do is play on my iPad 2 and iPhone and stay in my room all day. Going outside is lame! >(

reply
dragonf... to Elizabeth 2012/05/30 15:17:56

+1
your development is severely hampered by this. your parents should not allow this.

reply